Bellingham Adventures

July 22, 2014

Our adventures on Lummi Island concluded Monday morning, and we ferried ourselves back over to the main land. More on that on Friday, because I have some outfit shots to share, but needless to say, I think we were both happy to be back to “civilization.” What can I say, we are city people.

Whatcom Falls Park Trails / Bellingham Adventures / hellorigby!

I mentioned before that the Island only had two restaurants – there was a cafe at the inn, and another cafe by the ferry. The only problem? On Mondays, only one of them even served breakfast, and breakfast ended at 11am. When we got down to the cafe, we had about 5 minutes to order, and I’ll be real, the options weren’t all that appealing. A hard-boiled egg, a biscuit, and some fruit. Sure, sounds good… if we weren’t on vacation. We were craving real naughty food!

Mount Bakery Cafe / Bellingham Adventures / hellorigby!

This cute little cafe in Bellingham, Mount Bakery, fit the bill. They boasted Eggs Benedict on a Belgian Waffle. Yep, you read that right. A waffle. And it was amazing.

Mount Bakery Eggs Benedict / Bellingham Adventures / hellorigby!

After breakfast, we just had to work all those crazy delicious calories off. Luckily I had done a tiny bit of research and knew of a park that sounded promising. So off to Whatcom Falls Park we went.

The Falls at Whatcom Falls Park / Bellingham Adventures / hellorigby!Whatcom Falls Pond / Bellingham Adventures / hellorigby!

It was an absolutely gorgeous day, yet crazy hot. It was 96 degrees when we got back to the car after walking around, and we were both pouring sweat. Sorry, TMI.

Bellingham Fish Hatchery / Bellingham Adventures / hellorigby!Bellingham Fish Hatchery / Bellingham Adventures / hellorigby!

But it was worth it. I mean, look at these gorgeous views. Trust me, it was better in person.

Ducks at Whatcom Falls Park / Bellingham Adventures / hellorigby!

And these cute little ducks! They were so friendly, and I imagine they get fed a lot by the visitors to the park. They were totally chill hanging out by our feet!

Ducks at the Pond at Whatcom Falls Park / Bellingham Adventures / hellorigby!
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I always forget how many great places we have locally here in the Pacific Northwest. And I just love taking these fun little day trips to new (to us) places. Do you enjoy taking day trips? What’s your favorite place to visit in your hometown?

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65 thoughts on “Bellingham Adventures”

  4. Sarah Christine

    I’ve never been to Bellingham (well since playing soccer when I was young, but that doesn’t count) and we’ve been meaning to go for awhile since Bryan’s cousin is up there for school. It looks gorgeous!

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  10. Betsy

    sounds like such a fun time and what a cute little spot! that breakfast sounds like it totally hit the mark on naughty vacation food! haha

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  13. Rebecca B. Bird

    Looks gorgeous! I’ve been trying to do more day excursions within NYC lately (it’s a big city!) but I rarely get far enough out to see some nature. I need to meet some ducks soon!

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  16. Rebekah

    oh wow eggs benedict on a waffle! What a beautiful trail ♥ We have some great paths down in our river valley, but nothing really close with that kind of scenery!

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  20. Sarah

    eggs ben on a waffle sounds great, I totally know what you mean about being a city person but looks like you had a great time :-)

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    1. Jenn Post author

      Oh it was so good. If you get up to Bellingham, seriously go there. They also serve crepes and had delicious looking pastries.

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